Part of the strange loot from an evening going to antique book shops in the company of Saša Rakezić, a.k.a. Alexander Zograf. November 27, 2014 By Fredrik Strömberg 0
Ok, so this is how all parcels with review copies should look like. Other publishers, take note! November 25, 2014 By Fredrik Strömberg 0
A mashup portrait by fellow comics historian and Adamson aficionado, Saša Rakezić, aka comics artist Aleksxandar Zograf. November 20, 2014 By Fredrik Strömberg 0
A Serbian edition of the Swedish children’s comic book Pellefant, from the late 1960s. How cool is that? November 19, 2014 By Fredrik Strömberg 0
Some really interesting books from Norwegian publisher No Comprendo Press just arrived. November 15, 2014 By Fredrik Strömberg 0
Årets bästa seriefanzin, såväl vad gäller design som innehåll. Utan tvekan det bästa jag fick tag på under AltCom. Ett råd till alla förlag: signa Steve Nyberg så snart ni bara kan! November 11, 2014 By Fredrik Strömberg 0
Yet another Danish publisher reaching out across the channel, and publishing comics in Swedish. This is turning into a trend. November 10, 2014 By Fredrik Strömberg 0
Tangible evidence of an interesting evening in the company of the very talented Yvan Alagbe. November 10, 2014 By Fredrik Strömberg 0
Some of the loot from visiting the AltCom Festival yesterday. It’s open again today between one and seven, so go visit what is effectively the biggest comic shop in Southern Sweden right now. November 9, 2014 By Fredrik Strömberg 0
Due to an unprecedented act of kindness, the Stromberg mansion has been augmented with eight, count ’em, eight deluxe Disney figurines. November 8, 2014 By Fredrik Strömberg 0
Today, finally, the four volume, 2000 pages long Comics Through Time arrived. I wrote my entries for this massive encyclopedia more than two years ago, so it’s gratifying to finally hold these volumes in my hands. In doing so, I realize that this encyclopedia is almost twice the size of Maurice Horns gigantic World Encyclopedia of Comics of my childhood. November 6, 2014 By Fredrik Strömberg 0
Nytt, stämningsfullt hyllningsnummer till saligen bortgångna Lasse Mortimer. Ut och köp! November 6, 2014 By Fredrik Strömberg 0
Strange but true: There is at least one manufacturer in the world still making merchandise with the Swedish comics character Adamson/Silent Sam, even though the heyday of the strip was some 70-80 years ago. This little beauty, which arrived to the Stromberg mansion today, was produced in 2014, and not in Sweden… November 5, 2014 By Fredrik Strömberg 0
Ett litet fynd: en löjliga familjen-inspirerad kortlek med figurer från serier i tidningen Allt för alla, gissningsvis från c:a 1930. November 3, 2014 By Fredrik Strömberg 0